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On completion of this module students should be able to:
1) Compare and contrast cell signalling systems (neuronal, humoral, circulating and immune).
2) Review endocrine principles and interpret the role(s) of i) adrenal glucocorticoids ii) thyroid hormones iii) growth hormone using veterinary examples.
3) Describe endocrine control of metabolism (carbohydrates/lipid metabolism, tissue and bone growth and calcium balance) in domestic species.
4) Develop, with examples, an awareness of how xenobiotics (drugs) can be used both as a tool with which to study normal physiological function and also as therapeutic agents for cancer, central nervous system and intestinal disease treatment in veterinary medicine.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 18 |
Small Group | 4 |
Computer Aided Lab | 6 |
Specified Learning Activities | 2 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 99 |
Total | 129 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Assignment: PhysioX | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% | No | 10 |
Assignment: Study group | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% | No | 15 |
Examination: End-Term written paper | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | No | Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50% | No | 65 |
Continuous Assessment: Vascular rings | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities
Feedback, from continuous assessments and mid-term MCQ, will be relayed to the class as a group. Students will also be given the option to contact the module coordinator for specific individually feedback as required.
Name | Role |
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Professor Alan Baird | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor David Brayden | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Daniel Crean | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Fiona McCartney | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Alison Reynolds | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Sinead Ryan | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Professor Deirdre Campion | Tutor |
Mr Maurice Kinsella | Tutor |
Ms Margot Labberté | Tutor |
Ms Michelle Purcell | Tutor |
Mr John Wyatt | Tutor |